Product Design
DallasNovember 2, 2009
James L. Colvin
7605 Kallan Dr.
Rowett, TX 75089
cell (469) 834-9441, home (972) 412-0205
colvin2505@verizon.net
Aerotek Engineering (assigned to Galt Medical)
Design and test medical devices including catheters dilators needles and
tooling for the manufacture of those devices.
Collaborate with engineering to insure product meets medical device
standards.
APW Wyott employee from February 2006 to present.
Design industrial cooking products.
Collaborate with sales, marketing and manufacturing departments to bring ideas from concept to finished product, produce bills of material and costing.
Leverage project component costs in order to deliver the best product to the customer while enhancing company profits.
Madix Inc. employee from January 2001 to October 2005.
Design store fixtures and make improvements on existing fixtures.
Collaborate with sales, marketing and manufacturing departments to bring ideas from concept to finished product, produce bills of materials.
Leverage project component costs in order to deliver the best product to the customer while enhancing company profits.
Smith Systems employee from June 1998 to December 2000.
Designed new school and office furniture.
Implemented design improvements in existing furniture.
Programmed CNC router.
Member of Army National Guard from 1989-2001.
Worked on Maintenance Team as a track vehicle mechanic.
Earned an honorable discharge in 2001.
Qualifications
Proficient in utilizing Solid Works/ Solid edge as a design and communication tool.
Lead synergistic communication skills with manufacturing and sales.
Innovative detail-oriented designer.
Experienced in multi-tasking and have great organizational skills.
Education
Baccalaureate of Industrial Design, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Accomplishments
Delivered inclusive design programs by creating synergies between marketing and operations groups.
Co-engineered processes to drive further efficiencies within the operations which resulted in increased labor savings for HEB, Camping World and AAFES.
Re-designed wire picture frame holder for M.J. Designs to be more cost effective to manufacture.
Designed innovative solutions to retrofit existing equipment.
Earned four promotions including sergeant in Army National Guard.
Relevant Skills
Proficient in Solid Works 2009, Auto CAD 2000i, Microsoft Office (Windows XP, Word, Excel), SAP.
Create complete bills of material for products.
Ability to capture creative ideas both graphically and in writing.
